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What is better to take fine and points or course?

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  • Sharon87
    Sharon87 Posts: 4,011 Forumite
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    I would suggest the course, and ask if there are courses on your day off, therefore you won't lose any money working. And also that way you don't risk insurance premiums for the next 5 years, which actually may be more costly than £250 you earned at work. And if you can earn that in a day, then can I have your job please! I'd love to earn anywhere near that!
  • fredmila
    fredmila Posts: 61 Forumite
    When I saw in a message that someone was given a free pen, I thought 'wow I'm taking the course!' but then I thought if I meet people there who talk like some of the posters here I am really going to hate it.

    I had a picture of the self-righteous brothers in my mind when I read some of the postings here:laugh:
  • fredmila
    fredmila Posts: 61 Forumite
    Unfortunately the courses run in our county contains 90% of people with your "why me you only want the cash" attitude, which is fine and individuals can have whatever opinions they wish, and can flout or ignore the law if they wish, but then they on the minute amount of times they get caught, either pay the price or go to court and challenge the evidence, the well reasoned argument which applies to all speeders of it's purely a cash generating scam can then be explained and the magistrates will make a decision, the same applies to the boy racers who regularly ru round at double the speed limit, to the pub hero's who were only doing 30.000001 in a 30 limit :D

    But the guys who run the courses, dont make the laws or earn commission, they do it simply to earn a living, it's a job, whether you like it or not, it's a job, just like traffic wardens, police, tax officials etc and other professions who stop or challenge you on things you either want to do, or can't be arsed to do.

    So to throw it in their face as you say :rotfl: they quite frankly don't give a toss on your attitude, they didn't make the law and many have their own opinions on camera sites and changes to speed limits from 50 down to 30 and nationals to 40 etc, but they just want to finish the day, go home or down the pub and tell their friends of their day and about this !!!!!! with attitude :rotfl:.

    So another "the worlds against me" petulant child will be given a seat on the naughty step and sit through it, so maybe cough up and be 3 points closer to a ban? if that's a risk you want to take and can't afford the time, then that's your option, but get another speeding ticket or no seat belt ticket because you may feel that restricts your human rights?, and you are now 6 points, and half way to a ban, and so on and so on. Best of luck

    I can only see that it takes somebody with a !!!!!!'s attitude to spend the time writing all this
  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    Take the points.
  • buscape
    buscape Posts: 874 Forumite
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    mikey72 wrote: »
    Take the points.
    Why take the points?
  • Happychappy
    Happychappy Posts: 2,937 Forumite
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    fredmila wrote: »
    I can only see that it takes somebody with a !!!!!!'s attitude to spend the time writing all this

    Oh dear another petulant child
  • Yorkie1
    Yorkie1 Posts: 12,050 Forumite
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    mikey72 wrote: »
    Take the points.

    Possibly because the contempt he shows for the course, the people who run it, the people who attend it, and what he is sure it will contain, all mean that he's not going to benefit from it and will make life hell for everyone else on the day.

    Plus he possibly doesn't think it's value for money because of the cost compared to points / fine.
  • mikey72
    mikey72 Posts: 14,680 Forumite
    Yorkie1 wrote: »
    Possibly because the contempt he shows for the course, the people who run it, the people who attend it, and what he is sure it will contain, all mean that he's not going to benefit from it and will make life hell for everyone else on the day.

    Plus he possibly doesn't think it's value for money because of the cost compared to points / fine.

    Exactly right.
  • Norman_Castle
    Norman_Castle Posts: 11,871 Forumite
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    Take the points. They will suit you. If you did the course, having you bleating on about how unjust they are will also spoil the norks for the other speeders.
  • Joe_Horner
    Joe_Horner Posts: 4,895 Forumite
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    fredmila wrote: »
    I can only see that it takes somebody with a !!!!!!'s attitude to ask a question on here about whether something's "worth it" when they've clearly already decided

    Admirable self-awareness, Fred, even if your speed awareness is a little lacking :beer:
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